Sho'Nuff is a brilliant 'best of' album by The Black Crowes. It's made up of57 tracks, taken predominantly from the albums; Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Shake Your Money Maker and Three Snakes and One Charm. But it also features different versions of old classics like 'Sting Me-Slow', ... Read review
Advantages: Brilliant and concise compilation of their best tracks.Revised classics exclusive to this album. Disadvantages: None that I can think of.
Sho'Nuff is a brilliant 'best of' album by The Black Crowes. It's made up of57 tracks, taken predominantly from the albums; Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Shake Your Money Maker and Three Snakes and One Charm. But it also features different versions of old classics like 'Sting Me-Slow', which is a totally delicious take on the original. So for those of you that think there isn't much point in getting this album as you already have the original ... ...little gems like 'Sting Me-Slow' and 'She Talks to Angels-Acoustic version' (the piano intro in this one is really beautiful).
This album is different to their greatest hits album (released in 2000), mainly because it has more material and more diversity. The greatest hits album has 16 tracks and was mainly produced as a tribute to their work over that past decade and also to commemorate them splitting from their American/Columbia. ... more
Sho'Nuff is a brilliant 'best of' album by The Black Crowes. It's made up of57 tracks, taken predominantly from the albums; Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, Shake Your Money Maker and Three Snakes and One Charm. But it also features different versions of old classics like 'Sting Me-Slow', which is a totally delicious take on the original. So for those of you that think there isn't much point in getting this album as you already have the original albums, then I would definitely say it is because of little gems like 'Sting Me-Slow' and 'She Talks to Angels-Acoustic version' (the piano intro in this one is really beautiful).
This album is different to their greatest hits album (released in 2000), mainly because it has more material and more diversity. The greatest hits album has 16 tracks and was mainly produced as a tribute to their work over that past decade and also to commemorate them splitting from their American/Columbia. Sho'Nuff is better than this greatest hits album as the greatest hits concentrates tad too much on 'By Your Side' album and there are several of their best tracks missing from it. So for those of you looking for a concise compilation album that does justice to the full achievements of The Black Crowes, then I would definitely recommend this album.
Summary: The definitive collection of Black Crowes classics.
SpookyMoon 29.05.2009
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Product details
Title
Sho' Nuff (The Complete Black Crowes) [ECD]
Performer
Black Crowes (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
31/08/1998
Original Release Year
1998
Label / Distributor
American/Columbia / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set
5
Studio / Live
Mixed
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
74646574126
Additional notes
Album Notes
SHO' NUFF is a 5-CD box set containing 4 digitally remastered albums: SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER, THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION, AMORICA and THREE SNAKES AND ONE CHARM. Each album contains 2 bonus tracks. In addition, the box set includes a bonus EP recorded live at the Beacon Theatre, New York, New York from March 18-22, 1995. The CD-Extra versions of SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER, THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION, AMORICA, THREE SNAKES AND ONE CHARM contain all the tracks from the original albums along with bonus tracks. The screensavers, a link to the Black Crowes' website and full-length videos of "Jealous Again," "She Talks To Angels," "Remedy," "Sometimes Salvation," "Wiser Time," "High Head Blues" and "Blackberry" are accessible using a CD-ROM drive. The audio portion will play on any standard audio CD player. SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER: The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson (vocals); Rich Robinson, Jeff Cease (guitar); Johnny Colt (bass); Steve Gorman (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Brendan O'Brien (various instruments); Chuck Leavell (piano, organ); Laura Creamer (background vocals). Producer: George Drakoulias. Engineer: Brendan "Bud" O'Brien. Recorded at Soundscape Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, Chapel Studios, Paramount Studios and Grandmaster Studios, Los Angeles, California. THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION: The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson (vocals, harmonica, percussion); Rich Robinson, Marc Ford (guitar); Ed Hawrysch (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Johnny Colt (bass); Steve Gorman (drums). Additional personnel: Chris Trujillo (congas); Barbara, Taj (background vocals). Producers: The Black Crowes, George Drakoulias. Engineer: Brendan "Bud" O'Brien. Recorded at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia. AMORICA: The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson (vocals, harmonica); Rich Robinson, Marc Ford (guitar); Eddie Harsch (keyboards); Johnny Colt (bass); Steve Gorman (drums). Additional personnel: Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel guitar); Jimmy "Two Fingers" Ashurst (mandolin); Eric BoBo (percussion); Andy Sturmer. Producers: Jack Joseph Puig, The Black Crowes. Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig. Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys & Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California from May to June 1994. THREE SNAKES AND ONE CHARM: The Black Crowes: Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Marc Ford, Eddie Harsch, Johnny Colt, Steve Gorman. Additional personnel: Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel guitar); Rick Taylor (banjo); Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Gary Shider, Barbara Mitchell, Erica Stewart (background vocals). The Dirty Dozen: Gregory Davis, Roger Lewis, Effrem Towns, Revert Andrews, Kevin Harris (horns). Producers: Jack Joseph Puig, The Black Crowes. Engineer: Jack Joseph Puig. Recorded at Chateau De Le Crowe, Atlanta, Georgia. SHO' NUFF is a 5-CD box set representing the 10 years the Black Crowes had been touring, recording and stirring up their share of controversy. The band's first four studio albums make up this package along with a bonus live EP recorded during a 1995 five-night stand at New York's Beacon Theater. Playing these albums chronologically makes for a fascinating listening experience in tracing the Black Crowe's musical progression, starting with a young southern band whose roots could be traced to Otis Redding, early '70s Rolling Stones and Faces on their debut SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER. Many detractors felt the Crowes were merely aping the influence of the latter bands. The band ignored these criticisms and soldiered on infusing influences as diverse as reggae (covering Bob Marley's "Time Will Tell"), funk (teaming with P-Funk members on "[Only] Halfway To Anywhere") and Chicano rock ("High Head Blues"). Upping the ante, each album has bonus tracks that range from Willie Dixon covers ("Mellow Down Easy") to alternate versions of well-known Crowes songs ("Sting Me"). The live EP finds the Black Crowes drastically reworking their material, highlighted by a version of "Hard To Handle" backed by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Twice As Hard
2.
Jealous Again
3.
Sister Luck
4.
Could I've Been So Blind
5.
Seeing Things
6.
Hard To Handle
7.
Thick 'n' Thin
8.
She Talks To Angels
9.
Struttin' Blues
10.
Stare It Cold
11.
Don't Wake Up (bonus track)
12.
She Talks To Angels (acoustic/bonus track)
13.
Sting Me
14.
Remedy
15.
Thorn In My Pride
16.
Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
17.
Sometimes Salvation
18.
Hotel Illness
19.
Black Moon Creeping
20.
No Speak No Slave
21.
My Morning Song
22.
Time Will Tell
23.
Sting Me (slow/bonus track)
24.
99lbs (bonus track)
25.
Gone
26.
Conspiracy
27.
High Head Blues
28.
Cursed Diamond
29.
Nonfiction
30.
She Gave Good Sunflower
31.
P25 London
32.
Ballad In Urgency
33.
Wiser Time
34.
Downtown Money Waster
35.
Descending
36.
Song Of The Flesh (bonus track)
37.
Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz (bonus track)
38.
Under A Mountain
39.
Good Friday
40.
Nebakanezer
41.
One Mirror Too Many
42.
Blackberry
43.
Girl From A Pawnshop
44.
Only Halfway To Everywhere
45.
Bring On Bring On
46.
How Much For Your Wings
47.
Let Me Share The Ride
48.
Better When You're Not Alone
49.
Evil Eye
50.
Just Say You're Sorry (bonus trcak)
51.
Mellow Down Easy (bonus track)
52.
No Speak No Slave (live at The Beacon Theater New York March 1995)
53.
Sometimes Salvation (live at The Beacon Theater New York March 1995)
54.
Cursed Diamond (live at The Beacon Theater New York March 1995)
55.
Hard To Handle (live at The Beacon Theater New York March 1995)
56.
Remedy (live at The Beacon Theater New York March 1995)
Titles on disc 5
1.
Twice As Hard
2.
Jealous Again
3.
Sister Luck
4.
Could I've Been So Blind
5.
Seeing Things
6.
Hard To Handle
7.
Thick 'N' Thin
8.
She Talks To Angels
9.
Struttin' Blues
10.
Stare It Cold
11.
Don't Wake Me (bonus track)
12.
She Talks To Angels (acoustic, bonus track)
13.
Sting Me
14.
Remedy
15.
Thorn In My Pride
16.
Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
17.
Sometimes Salvation
18.
Hotel Illness
19.
Black Moon Creeping
20.
No Speak No Slave
21.
My Morning Song
22.
Time Will Tell
23.
Sting Me (slow version, bonus track)
24.
99lbs (bonus track)
25.
Gone
26.
Conspiracy, A
27.
High Head Blues
28.
Cursed Diamond
29.
Nonfiction
30.
She Gave Good Sunflower
31.
P.25 London
32.
Ballad In Urgency
33.
Wiser Time
34.
Downtown Money Waster
35.
Descending
36.
Song Of The Flesh (bonus track)
37.
Sunday Night Buttermilk Waltz (bonus track)
38.
Under A Mountain
39.
Good Friday
40.
Nebakanezer
41.
One Mirror Too Many
42.
Blackberry
43.
Girl From A Pawnshop
44.
Halfway To Everywhere, (Only)
45.
Bring On, Bring On
46.
How Much For Your Wings?
47.
Let Me Share The Ride
48.
Better When You're Not Alone
49.
Evil Eye
50.
Just Say You're Sorry (bonus track)
51.
Mellow Down Easy (bonus track)
52.
No Speak No Slave (live)
53.
Sometimes Salvation (live)
54.
Cursed Diamond (live)
55.
Hard To Handle (live)
56.
Remedy (live)
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